Leucosticte tephrocotis

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,180 meters (0 to 10,433 feet).Mean = 1,673.130 meters (5,489.272 feet), Standard Deviation = 735.970 based on 1,766 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :4.1Grassland - Tundra

Biology

Diet

Primarily: Seeds

Lesser Quantities of: Insects

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : N/A
• Nest Location: Ground-low nesting
• Nest Type: Open-cup
• Clutch Size: 3-5
• Length of Incubation : 12-14? days
• Days to Fledge : 18(16-22)
• Number of Broods: 1-2

Migration

Some migrate

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Black Rosy Finch, Brown-Capped Rosy Finch

Members of the genus Leucosticte

There are approximately 30 species in this genus:

L. arctoa (Rosy Finch) · L. arctoa atrata · L. arctoa australis · L. arctoa brunneonucha · L. arctoa gigliolii · L. arctoa griseonucha · L. arctoa littoralis · L. arctoa tephrocotis · L. arctoa umbrina · L. atrata (Black Rosy-Finch) · L. australis (Brown-Capped Rosy-Finch) · L. australis australis · L. brandti · L. brandti audreyana · L. brandti brandti · L. brandti haematopygia · L. griseogenys · L. lephrocotis · L. nemoricola · L. nemoricola altaica · L. nemoricola nemoricola · L. pamirensis · L. sillemi (Sillem's Mountain-Finch) · L. tephrocotis (Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch) · L. tephrocotis dawsoni · L. tephrocotis griseonucha · L. tephrocotis littoralis · L. tephrocotis tephrocotis · L. tephrocotis umbrina · L. tephrocotis wallowa

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Richard C. Banks: Formerly included in L. arctoa
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 11, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 11, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6106573
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179221
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852165
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179215
• IUCN ID: 53455
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBY02030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13651

Footnotes

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